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Letter, from George Dollond to Sir John Herschel, dated at London

Reference number: HS/6/497

Date: 21 November 1820

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Returns the polarizing apparatus by the Windsor coach, and is grateful for the loan of it. Hopes to supply Dr. Jackson with a suitable instrument. Sending a paper on parallel plates.

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HS/6/497
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21 November 1820
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Dollond

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George Dollond, Letter, from George Dollond to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 21 November 1820, HS/6/497, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_497/letter-from-george-dollond-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 12 December 2024

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